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8152780 Pinch valve mechanism for a medical fluid injection device  
In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for sealing, or pinching, high-pressure fluid tubing (e.g., braided tubing) that may be used to deliver medical fluid from a powered medical fluid...
8118275 Valve for a surgical or medical instrument  
A valve for surgical or medical instruments including: a passage that can be at least partially sealed by twisting a flexible section (1) of the passage wall; element for rotating a mobile end (3)...
8012134 Dialysis valve and method  
A dialysis valve includes a tube attached between an artery and a vein which, when elongated, simultaneously narrows in diameter at at least one location. The narrowed portion of the tube decreases...
7998121 Automatic safety occluder  
An automatic safety occluder provides an occluder for an infusion set that is biased in a closed position until an electrical signal is received that causes the occluder to open. Should the...
7971800 Adjustable smooth bore nozzle  
An adjustable nozzle comprising a nozzle body with an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway having a smooth bore extending between the inlet and the outlet. The passageway has an inner dimension...
7922700 Pinch valve mechanism for a medical fluid injection device  
In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for sealing, or pinching, high-pressure fluid tubing (e.g., braided tubing) that may be used to deliver medical fluid from a powered medical fluid...
7896310 Pinch valve  
A pinch valve is adapted to hold at least one flexible tube in a tube holding room (7) and comprises a plunger (13) adapted to protrude into the tube holding room and pinch the tube against an...
7892496 Mechanically-actuated microfluidic pinch valve  
A microfluidic pinch valve. The valve comprises a microfluidic channel defined in a compliant body; a valve sleeve defined by a section of the microfluidic channel, the valve sleeve having a...
7891589 Electrical separating unit for a fluid conveying line  
An electrical separating unit is disclosed for a fluid conveying line, in particular a paint conveying line, which has an elongated separating pipe that can be freed or closed at its ends by...
7815588 Method and device for reversing lines in the procedure of hemodialysis  
A device and method for selectively controlling the direction of blood flow to and from the patient during hemodialysis is provided. Specifically, the device and method reverse flow between four...
7811264 Dialysis valve and method  
A dialysis valve includes a tube attached between an artery and a vein which, when elongated, simultaneously narrows in diameter at least one location. The narrowed portion of the tube decreases...
7810784 Roller clamp  
A roller clamp is configured to maintain at a prescribed rate the flow rate of a fluid that flows through a tube. The roller clamp includes a tube winding shaft part around which a fluid flow tube...
7766301 Tube occluder and method for occluding collapsible tubes  
The present invention involves, in some embodiments, mechanisms and methods of occluding collapsible tubing with an occluder to prevent fluid flow therethrough. In some embodiments, a tube...
7721921 Tap unit for a beverage dispenser  
The present invention relates to a cartridge unit for a beverage dispensing system with an inner channel for the dispensation of a beverage, characterized in that the cartridge unit comprises a...
7708253 Valve for a surgical or medical instrument  
A valve for surgical or medical instruments includes a passage that can be at least partially sealed by twisting a flexible section (1) of the passage wall, an element for rotating a mobile end (3)...
7686279 Non-reopenable clamp for tubing sets  
A non-reopenable, single-use clamp for receiving and pinching collapsible resilient tubing thus forming a mechanical tubing seal and having an open position for insertion of tubing, a neutral...
7673846 Tube configured pressure regulating valve  
A pressure regulating valve includes a body having an outer surface, the interior of the body defining an inlet chamber adapted to receive a fluid at a process pressure, and an outlet chamber. The...
7665713 Sleeve valve for residential and commercial irrigation systems  
A sleeve valve includes a rigid mandrel with a plurality of openings and a generally cylindrical elastomeric sleeve that surrounds the mandrel. A generally cylindrical rigid sleeve valve housing...
7665715 Microvalve  
An improved microvalve is described. The microvalve is formed such that the walls of the microvalve are formed from a gel material. Typically, the microvalve includes open flow paths, often holes,...
7611497 Device for handling a catheter  
The invention relates to a device for handling a catheter with an elongate valve body (12), a lever arm (26) which is, prestressed by means of a spring element and mounted pivotably on the valve...
7607634 Shape memory polymer conduits and methods of use  
A method comprises applying a thermal activation signal to a conduit comprising a shape memory polymer, causing a change in at least one property of the shape memory polymer, and regulating fluid...
7571889 Tube clamp  
A tube clamp includes a housing 1 that has an inner cavity 2 longitudinally passing through the housing 1 and an upper window 3, and a roller 4 that is mounted in the housing with its cylindrical...
7559524 Tube occluder for occluding collapsible tubes  
The present invention involves, in some embodiments, mechanisms and methods of occluding collapsible tubing with an occluder to prevent fluid flow therethrough. In some embodiments, a tube...
7540859 Dialysis valve and method  
A dialysis valve includes a tube attached between an artery and a vein which, when elongated, simultaneously narrows in diameter at at least one location. The narrowed portion of the tube decreases...
7469875 Pinch valve for regulating fluid flow  
A pinch valve for regulating fluid flow having a close mechanism using push-pull members and an open mechanism using open follower members in order to pinch a sleeve closed and to assist in opening...
7469874 Tube valve, a tube valve apparatus and a head cleaning apparatus  
A tube valve 1 of the present invention includes a tube 6 defining a flow path therein through which a fluid flows, the tube 6 being arranged so that a part of the tube 6 forms at least one curved...
7458964 Catheter movement control device  
The present invention relates to a device for controlling movement of a catheter that is at least partially disposed therein a urinary catheter pouch. The invention particularly relates to a...
7434779 Conduit clamp  
A conduit clamp has an upper member and a lower member selectively connectable around a flexible tube. The upper member and lower member has interconnecting pivot points for pivotally connecting to...
7383853 Multi-port free flow valve and element  
A multi-port valve arrangement and removable valve element for use in sanitary environments that comprises at least three ports formed by the joining of at least two valve casing bodies at angles...
7367540 Fast closing clamp  
The invention relates to a fast closing clamp for the pinching off of hoses, wherein the fast closing clamp has a clamp jaw with a clamping position, in which it can pinch off a hose, and an open...
7350761 Soft hose pedal valve  
A pedal-operated valve is provided controls the rate of fluid flow in a soft hose. A cradle positions a section of the hose so that its cross-sectional area can be compressed by the hinged rotation...
7267686 Implantable prosthetic valve  
A prosthetic valve for implantation within a fluid conducting lumen within a body includes an elongate generally cylindrical radially collapsible valve body scaffold defining a fluid passageway...
7258285 Adjustable smooth bore nozzle  
An adjustable nozzle comprising a nozzle body with an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway having a smooth bore extending between the inlet and the outlet. The passageway has an inner dimension...
7255322 Pinch valve system with extended life  
There is provided a pinch valve system for controlling a fluid flow in a fluid flow path. The pinch valve system has an elastic sleeve member having a pair of outwardly extending elliptical folds...
7059580 Pinch valve suited for metals and other rigid materials  
A pinch valve is described wherein the critical flow path is modified to form a space between two opposing metal disks that transition between an open and a closed state. The disks are...
7021604 Iris valve for control of bulk solids  
An iris valve for controlling the flow of bulk solid materials includes a flexible cylindrical sleeve, a control ring, and a polymeric isolator disc, all sandwiched between upper and lower body...
7011286 Bag valve  
The bag valve comprises an open-ended sleeve of pliant impermeable material, one end of which is removably clamped around the down-stream open end of a conduit for fluids. The other end of the...
6976664 Free flow valve and element  
A gasketless, straight-through bore fluid flow pinch valve and flexible, removable tubing element for improved sanitary conditions in production facilities. The valve casing is joined by fittings...
6948696 Pinch valves  
A pinch valve has a resiliently flexible tubular valve member folded upon itself at an intermediate portion of the length of the valve member to establish a folded configuration including a...
6923421 Flexible half sleeve style pinch valve  
A half-sleeve pinch valve includes a first body member and a second body member. The first body member and the second body member are connected to define a passage. A semi-circular sleeve is...
6869275 Piezoelectrically driven fluids pump and piezoelectric fluid valve  
A piezoelectrically driven fluid pump includes a chamber having two opposite sidewalls formed by flexible membranes, and an inlet and an outlet each regulated by a valve. Separate piezo elements...
6860463 Access valve  
An access valve (2) for a laparoscopic device or a intraluminal deployment device has a cylindrical diaphragm (8) with a longitudinal aperture (3), a flexible member (14) is passed...
6857617 Roller pincher for setting the regulation cross-section of a flexible tubing  
An elongate pinch housing is provided which is U-shaped in cross-section with two sidewalls and with a web wall connecting these. A pinch roller is longitudinally displaceable in these sidewalls...
6840492 Slide clamp  
A slide clamp includes a slot formed in a plate though which a fluid tube is mounted. The tube may be moved to a flow section of the slot or to an occluding section of the slot. Interconnecting the...
6736163 Tube valve  
The invention relates to a pinch valve comprising a housing (1), a sleeve (2), an actuator means (3), pinching jaws or the like valve-closing means (6). The invention is characterized in that the...
6682044 Pinch valve  
A pinch valve for pinching closed a tube which has a linear actuator connected pivotally a pointer. The linear actuator is parallel to the tube and the end of the pointer that engages the tube is...
6676104 Device for controlling the flow of liquid using a tube  
The present invention relates to a device containing a tube for a varied flow, comprising a tube being fixed in both its ends, whereby the tube is arranged to be stretched or shortened by longing...
6602240 Method and device for maintaining a seal  
According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for regaining hemostasis or otherwise minimizing leakage during endoluminal, surgical or percutaneous intraluminal...
6589197 Fluid passage change-over apparatus for medical treatment  
A medical fluid passage switching apparatus comprising: at least, a rotatable shaft F; a cam C which is rotated in relation to the rotating movement of the shaft F to close and open divided tubes...
6536739 Flow control device  
An improved flow control device for regulating the flow of liquid or gas through a length of flexible-conduit using a generally enclosed rack and pinion assembly engaged by an external slidable...
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